Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1)
Employment status, race, sex, and age
June May June June Feb. Mar. Apr. May June
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 189,428 190,667 190,801 189,428 190,331 190,436 190,552 190,667 190,801
Civilian labor force....................... 126,674 125,841 126,986 125,712 125,703 125,599 126,110 126,423 126,199
Participation rate..................... 66.9 66.0 66.6 66.4 66.0 66.0 66.2 66.3 66.1
Employed................................. 120,191 115,444 115,772 119,417 116,481 115,693 115,977 115,561 115,202
Employment-population ratio............ 63.4 60.5 60.7 63.0 61.2 60.8 60.9 60.6 60.4
Unemployed............................... 6,483 10,398 11,214 6,295 9,222 9,906 10,133 10,862 10,997
Unemployment rate...................... 5.1 8.3 8.8 5.0 7.3 7.9 8.0 8.6 8.7
Not in labor force......................... 62,753 64,826 63,815 63,716 64,628 64,837 64,441 64,244 64,601
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 65,578 65,631 65,662 65,420 65,180 65,032 65,509 65,766 65,732
Participation rate..................... 76.3 75.7 75.7 76.1 75.4 75.2 75.7 75.9 75.8
Employed................................. 62,803 59,932 59,963 62,413 60,361 59,811 59,967 59,820 59,656
Employment-population ratio............ 73.0 69.2 69.1 72.6 69.8 69.1 69.3 69.0 68.8
Unemployed............................... 2,775 5,699 5,699 3,007 4,819 5,221 5,543 5,946 6,076
Unemployment rate...................... 4.2 8.7 8.7 4.6 7.4 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.2
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 54,346 54,875 54,900 54,567 54,967 55,115 55,227 55,192 55,068
Participation rate..................... 60.2 60.3 60.3 60.4 60.5 60.7 60.8 60.7 60.5
Employed................................. 51,969 51,303 50,990 52,255 51,624 51,519 51,695 51,385 51,304
Employment-population ratio............ 57.5 56.4 56.0 57.8 56.9 56.7 56.9 56.5 56.4
Unemployed............................... 2,376 3,573 3,910 2,312 3,344 3,596 3,533 3,807 3,765
Unemployment rate...................... 4.4 6.5 7.1 4.2 6.1 6.5 6.4 6.9 6.8
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 6,750 5,335 6,424 5,725 5,556 5,452 5,374 5,465 5,400
Participation rate..................... 51.6 40.9 49.3 43.8 42.5 41.7 41.1 41.9 41.4
Employed................................. 5,419 4,209 4,819 4,749 4,497 4,363 4,316 4,356 4,243
Employment-population ratio............ 41.4 32.2 36.9 36.3 34.4 33.4 33.0 33.4 32.5
Unemployed............................... 1,332 1,126 1,605 976 1,059 1,089 1,058 1,108 1,156
Unemployment rate...................... 19.7 21.1 25.0 17.0 19.1 20.0 19.7 20.3 21.4
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 27,816 28,184 28,217 27,816 28,085 28,118 28,153 28,184 28,217
Civilian labor force....................... 17,926 17,649 17,911 17,708 17,703 17,542 17,816 17,737 17,700
Participation rate..................... 64.4 62.6 63.5 63.7 63.0 62.4 63.3 62.9 62.7
Employed................................. 16,165 15,047 15,174 16,041 15,336 15,212 15,142 15,095 15,103
Employment-population ratio............ 58.1 53.4 53.8 57.7 54.6 54.1 53.8 53.6 53.5
Unemployed............................... 1,760 2,603 2,737 1,667 2,368 2,330 2,673 2,642 2,597
Unemployment rate...................... 9.8 14.7 15.3 9.4 13.4 13.3 15.0 14.9 14.7
Not in labor force......................... 9,891 10,534 10,306 10,109 10,382 10,576 10,337 10,446 10,517
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 8,051 7,939 7,956 7,994 7,949 7,917 7,990 8,000 7,929
Participation rate..................... 72.0 70.0 70.0 71.5 70.4 70.0 70.5 70.5 69.8
Employed................................. 7,292 6,621 6,672 7,223 6,762 6,700 6,620 6,656 6,633
Employment-population ratio............ 65.2 58.3 58.7 64.6 59.9 59.2 58.4 58.7 58.4
Unemployed............................... 760 1,319 1,284 772 1,187 1,218 1,370 1,345 1,297
Unemployment rate...................... 9.4 16.6 16.1 9.7 14.9 15.4 17.2 16.8 16.4
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 8,987 8,987 9,076 8,961 9,006 8,932 9,064 9,000 9,042
Participation rate..................... 64.4 63.5 64.1 64.2 63.9 63.3 64.1 63.6 63.8
Employed................................. 8,300 7,993 8,018 8,291 8,115 8,045 8,025 7,993 8,018
Employment-population ratio............ 59.5 56.5 56.6 59.4 57.6 57.0 56.8 56.5 56.6
Unemployed............................... 687 995 1,058 671 890 887 1,038 1,007 1,024
Unemployment rate...................... 7.6 11.1 11.7 7.5 9.9 9.9 11.5 11.2 11.3
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 887 723 879 752 749 692 762 736 729
Participation rate..................... 33.1 26.9 32.7 28.1 27.8 25.7 28.3 27.4 27.1
Employed................................. 573 433 484 528 459 467 497 446 453
Employment-population ratio............ 21.4 16.1 18.0 19.7 17.0 17.4 18.5 16.6 16.9
Unemployed............................... 314 290 395 224 290 225 265 290 276
Unemployment rate...................... 35.4 40.1 45.0 29.8 38.8 32.5 34.7 39.4 37.9
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 10,728 10,855 10,897 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Civilian labor force....................... 7,231 7,170 7,322 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 67.4 66.1 67.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 6,903 6,690 6,719 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 64.3 61.6 61.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 328 480 603 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 4.5 6.7 8.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Not in labor force......................... 3,498 3,685 3,575 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
seasonally adjusted columns.
2 Data not available.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races.
Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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